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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Violent crimes in DC, by year:
1992 16,680
2002 9,109
2012 6,963
2022 3,820

Crime is not increasing in DC. It's not even increasing in the short run, 2021 was 4118. Crime has declined in 26 of the past 30 years.

Source: MPD annual reports[/quote]

Interesting how a post rich in actual facts gets little attention. [/quote]

There are reasons to be skeptical of these numbers.  This kind of data is easily manipulated by, for example, downplaying certain crimes as misdemeanors, failing to take reports, etc.[/quote]

Do you have better data? Please provide.[/quote]

Murders are harder to sweep under the rug

2011	108
2012	88
2013	103
2014	105
2015	162
2016	136
2017	116
2018	160
2019	166
2020	198
2021	226

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Washington,_D.C.[/quote]

Lol you forgot

1989	434
1990	472
1991	482
1992	443
1993	454
1994	399
1995	360
1996	397
1997	301
1998	260
1999	241
2000	239
2001	241
2002	264
2003	249
2004	198
2005	195
2006	169
2007	181
2008	186
2009	145
2010	132[/quote]

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